Background Cancer patients experience anxiety and depression after diagnosis and during
treatment. A wide range of psychological interventions have been proposed to alleviate …

A maladaptive response to surgical stress might lead to postoperative complications. A
multidisciplinary approach aimed at controlling the surgical stress response may reduce …

Introduction Preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain are common problems in patients
undergoing surgery. The aim of this study is to analyse the effect of using guided imagery …

Objective To identify the evidence in the literature about relaxation therapy with guided
imagery for postoperative pain management. Method Integrative review. Data source …

Multimodal analgesia, which combines analgesic drugs from different classes and employs
analgesic techniques that target different mechanisms of pain, is recommended in the …

BACKGROUND: Suggestive interventions such as hypnosis and therapeutic suggestions
are frequently used to alleviate surgical side effects; however, the effectiveness of …

Background Guided imagery and music can reportedly reduce pain and anxiety during
surgery, but no comparative study has been performed for cutaneous surgery to our …

Purpose Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) is a highly prevalent complication following
thoracic surgery. This is a prospective cohort study that aims to describe the pain trajectories …

Many patients experience pain after surgery. Psychological factors such as emotion and
cognition are shown to be associated with the development of acute and chronic …

Background The current practice in elective orthopaedics does not routinely include
psychological interventions despite evidence that psychological factors such as personality …